Love is weird

I think it is crazy how much you can love someone you have never met. Someone you know nothing about, not even their age age or gender. Love is weird, but I do love this new little critter that I haven't met yet :o)

Due Date

Ok, I know that I am a dork. I am wondering what the adoption time frame will be in comparison to a normal pregnancy. If I would have gotten pregnant at the time we filled out our preliminary application for adoption my due date would be November 1st. I guess I better be patient until at least that time. We shouldn't expect to adpot a baby faster than it takes to grow one. :o)

We did find out that the courts in Ethiopa will be closed from August 6th until September 27th. The Ethiopian courts close for about 2 months every year. What that means for us is we can still receive a referral during that time, but won't make our first trip until after the courts re-open. Probably won't effect us much at all.

All paperwork in!!!

All of our paperwork made it to the national office in Grand Rapids, and was forwarded to Washington DC early this week. As soon as the paperwork is authenticated (I'm still not sure what that means) they will send our dossier to Ethiopia and we will on the list for a referral. The referral can happen quickly, or take several months. Of course we hope for quickly, but are not planning on it. What a relief to finally be at this point in the process.

1 paper left

Hello All,
Well, I found out today that we are down to waiting for one more paper to come in with a state seal. Almost there:o) Hopefully not too much more waiting.